New Jersey Child Support Attorney
Children need physical, monetary and emotional support. They also need time with both their parents post-separation, dissolution or divorce. Whether you are a primary caretaker or you have financial obligations to pay child support, it is important to know your rights and options in a child support dispute. I provide informed, strategic advocacy to protect clients facing child support disputes. I can represent you in attempts to obtain maximum child support benefits, prevent unmanageable obligations, or enforce or modify an original order.
Call 888-335-3584 or contact me by e-mail to schedule a free phone consultation or case evaluation. I am dedicated to your rights and the results of your case.
Child Support Determinations
I handle child support matters in non-dissolution, divorce, and post divorce cases. In New Jersey, there are a number of factors that affect child support obligations. My office always maintains the most up to date child support software to ensure your support is accurately calculated. While child support guidelines use statutorily defined formulas to determine support obligations, it is important that the values are fairly presented and credits utilized to properly calculate support. In determining the appropriate level of support, the court considers, among other things:
- The income of both parties
- Any mandatory contributions
- Health insurance for the child
- Daycare and overnights
- Special needs of the child
- The standard of living before the divorce
Child Support Modifications
In order to obtain a modification of child support, you must be able to prove a substantial change of circumstances that requires an increase or decrease in support obligations. You may have lost a job, suffered an injury, or need additional child support because of a child's special needs. If you owe child support you generally cannot reduce support beyond the date your attorney filed the petition for a modification on your behalf. As such, it is important to contact an attorney as soon as possible because time may be of the essence. For more information, please contact my office.
Call my Monmouth County, New Jersey, office at 888-335-3584 today for a free phone consultation or contact me by e-mail to inquire about your case. As your lawyer, I will provide experienced advocacy and sound counsel to protect your rights.
